2026 Masters second-round tee times and groups for Friday
AUGUSTA — The Masters got off to a rousing start in Thursday’s first round, with defending champion Rory McIlroy claiming a share of the lead with a 5-under 67.
He’ll be one of the focal points Friday, when he’s in one of the last groups on the course, teeing off at 1:44 p.m. with Cameron Young and Thomasville amateur Mason Howell.
Sam Burns, the other first-round co-leader, tees off in the second round at 12:32 p.m., along with Cameron Smith and Jake Knapp.
The Masters 2026
The 90th edition of the Masters Tournament tees off at Augusta National Golf Club this week. Here’s everything you need to follow the action.
THE CHAMPION: Rory McIlroy owns Augusta, wins second straight Masters title
FINAL ROUND: Five final takeaways from the 2026 Masters | Rory McIlroy makes history again Surprises, disappointments: Henley ties for third on birthday | Sights and sounds from the 18th green
GEORGIANS: High schooler on Masters debut: ‘Everything I dreamed it would be’ | UGA leads all college programs | Bulldogs legend showed up for the 1960 Masters. He’s been every year since. | Phenom’s path began with skipping rocks in South Georgia
PHOTOS: Final round | Round 3 | Golf fashions | Round 2 | Masters tournament starts | Par 3 contest | Contenders warm up | Practice rounds tee off
AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL: One rule for keeping toddlers quiet: Don’t say ‘birdie’ | Ticket-resale restrictions are popular subject | What Masters golfers would do as patrons at Augusta: ‘Have a lot of beers’ | How much it would cost to buy one of every item at the Masters Golf Shop
THE TRADITIONS (FOOD): Inside Rory McIlroy’s Champions Dinner menu | Make The Masters’ iconic 3-ingredient cocktail at home | Everything to know about pimento cheese this Masters week
WHAT TO WATCH: Why Augusta National could be ‘even more difficult’ this year | Augusta National can bring top players to their knees | Mason Howell’s path to Augusta
MASTERS GNOME: Masters gnome craze hits ‘Hunger Games’ levels amid final-edition rumors | Gnomes lead the secondary market outside Augusta National
- 7:40 a.m.: Samuel Stevens and Sungjae Im
- 7:50 a.m.: Andrew Novak, Tom McKibbin, Brian Campbell
- 8:02 a.m.: Mike Weir, Wyndham Clark, Mateo Pulcini (amateur)
- 8:14 a.m.: Zach Johnson, Michael Kim, Nicolai Højgaard
- 8:26 a.m.: Danny Willett, Davis Riley, Ethan Fang (amateur)
- 8:38 a.m.: Adam Scott, Daniel Berger, Brian Harman
- 8:50 a.m.: Fred Couples, Min Woo Lee, Fifa Laopakdee (amateur)
- 9:02 a.m.: Sergio Garcia, Aaron Rai, Jacob Bridgeman
- 9:19 a.m.: Harry Hall, Corey Conners, Michael Brennan
- 9:31 a.m.: J.J. Spaun, Maverick McNealy, Tyrell Hatton
- 9:43 a.m.: Jon Rahm, Chris Gotterup, Ludvig Åberg
- 9:55 a.m.: Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka
- 10:07 a.m.: Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin, Justin Thomas
- 10:19 a.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Robert MacIntyre, Gary Woodland
- 10:31 a.m.: Harris English, Marco Penge, Si Woo Kim
- 10:51 a.m.: John Keefer, Haotong Li
- 11:03 a.m.: Naoyuki Kataoka, Max Homa, Carlos Ortiz
- 11:15 a.m.: José María Olazábal, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Aldrich Potgieter
- 11:27 a.m.: Angel Cabrera, Sami Valimaki, Jackson Herrington (amateur)
- 11:39 a.m.: Charl Schwartzel, Max Greyserman, Ryan Fox
- 11:51 a.m.: Vijay Singh, Matt McCarty, Rasmus Højgaard
- 12:03 p.m.: Kurt Kitayama, Kristoffer Reitan, Casey Jarvis
- 12:15 p.m.: Bubba Watson, Nicolas Echavarria, Brandon Holtz (amateur)
- 12:32 p.m.: Cameron Smith, Sam Burns, Jake Knapp
- 12:44 p.m.: Keegan Bradley, Ryan Gerard, Nick Taylor
- 12:56 p.m.: Dustin Johnson, Shane Lowry, Jason Day
- 1:08 p.m.: Patrick Reed, Tommy Fleetwood, Akshay Bhatia
- 1:20 p.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele
- 1:32 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa, Russell Henley
- 1:44 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Mason Howell (amateur)
- 1:56 p.m.: Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay, Alex Noren
About the Author
Rod Beard is the Senior Sports Editor for pro and college sports at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joining the team after 23-plus years at The Detroit News, where he was the sports editor and assistant sports editor, after serving as a beat writer for the Pistons for seven years and five years covering the Michigan men's basketball team.
